When my friend Jenna was diagnosed with cancer she knew that she would lose her breast and her hair. What she hadn’t expected was to lose a close friend as well.
‘I told Emma [a mutual friend] about my diagnosis and she looked shellshocked, swiftly finished her glass of white wine, said “I can’t do this again” and fled the house,’ says Jenna, 55.
‘She sent me a text later that evening saying: “I’m really sorry but I’ve been through all this with my mum and my auntie and I just can’t cope”.